The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-27
THE COERCION BILL.
DISCUSSED IN PARLIAMENT.
a Mean IusinuntIon In Regard to Parneli,
Tho "rtmos'" Letter-An Interesting 4
Episode at the Night Meeting of tho
House Of Commous-Sotcs, etc,

LONDON, April 28,-Whsn the motion
was made In the House OF Commons this
evening to 60 into committee on the coer.
cion bill, Robert 7. Presby, Liberal mem.
Der from Dumfries, moved that the House
decline to proceed with any measure al.
rected against tenants combining for re-.
lief until full measure for their rellsf
from excessive rcnts was presented in
Parliament.
Mr.. Baliour, Chief Secretary for Ireland
said tho Government must oppoue nny
amendment. The bill was meant to mt
down crimo that no country in Eurone
would tolerate, and the Government
would not tolerate it twenty.four hours
after the passage Of the measure.
Mr.. Gladstone asked whether Mr., Bal.
iour would furnish memorandum showing
upon what principle the police classified
crime in Ireland.
MIR: Balfour aaid he would iurnjah man.
orandum giving tho desired iniorma,;nn I
Viscount Wilmer, In the courae r. of n
Unionist speech, referred 10 cboraoa
against Mr.. Palnell, and asked why libel
actlon mad not been opened against Tho
Times. he said Mr.. parnell, unless tho
charges proved 10 be true, conld not only
get enormous uamages from his calumnis.
tors but the metiHe could aim deadly
blow at the Unionist cause. II an action
was not commenced people could not be
blamed i9r drawing the worst conclusions
Mr.: Harrington deprecated tho snjrit
t1at had been impaired to tho debate.
he thought the word Of man who had
never yet been proved guilty Of ialsehood
Woulu nave been taken anywhere. Ifit
suited the Conservatives TO repeat their
offensive insinuations and continue the
same onensive methods, then their opno.
nenta could hardly be held snswerable for
their temper in meeting the charges.
lrarnellite cheers. Similar insults and
calumnies had been met in former times
IN very different manner from that
adopted nowadayS. [Cheers Mr., Har.
,rlngton then proceeaed to critIciss ths
The debate tonight was lauguid and the
speakers repeated old arguments, and the
House was inactive. An interesting in.
cldent occurred, however, resulting from
tho question by James L. Carew, Nation.
alist for North Kildare, who asked what
W. II. Smith meant by associsting the
National League with "CowsrdIy assasains
VINO were tyrannizing over peaceful
Smith stated the phrase occurred in
letter written by his eecretsry, He him.
self, had not seen it, but accepted the re-
sponsibility for the language used.
The question was then asked: "What
did Smith mean by coupling Gladstonisns
With tho svowed enemies OF England ~
Smith sgain admitted this phrase had
been useo by his secretary in a letter
which he himaelf had not seen. He de.
clined to be explicit as to the meaning of
the expression, but referred his Gnes.
!lonets TO the columns Of United Ireland.
Smiths remarks gave rise to consider.
ao!e excitement and disorder, und se.
rlous row was imminent. The Speak.
er lnterierred and succeeded in restoring
peace. The Liberals are dissatisfied. how,
ever, and will insist upon formal cxpla.
nation by Smith. The Government do.
cided to apply the clo,ure Thursday If the
opposition persists in prolonging the de-